Many advisors believe they’re achieving this when they reduce risk. The reality is that simply hedging or reducing exposure doesn’t actually beat the S&P. In fact, a fully hedged position often results in no meaningful gains at all.
The real question is: Can you make more than the S&P—regardless of market direction?

That’s where the Stars Model comes in.

Here’s the insight:
✅ A market correction isn’t just the down year—it includes the two years that follow. When averaged together, the three years often perform as well as a rising market.
✅ With TQQQ, volatility works in your favor. In a 20% SPY correction, TQQQ falls about 80%. Rebalancing at that point means you’re buying shares at a deep discount—potentially six times as many.
✅ As the market recovers, volatility magnifies those gains.

In this way, the Stars Model acts like a built-in hedge during corrections, while still setting up for outsized performance when the market rises again.

The result? A structured path to outperform the S&P—without relying on luck or wishful thinking.